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Trois-Rivières, December 12, 2013

Trois-Rivières is home to a Québec first. Local donors, who are already deeply committed to giving blood, are now being invited to donate plasma, a blood product in high demand across the province. As such, they are urged to visit the brand-new PLASMAVIE Plasma Donor Lounge, the first facility of its kind.

Québec City, September 12, 2013

Héma-Québec, Québec City and the Government of Québec announce the construction of the C∙LAVIE complex, a cell production facility representing an investment of $21.5M that will be built in the Michelet innovation space within the territory of Québec City.

Montréal, August 26, 2013

The only public cord blood bank in Canada, operated by Héma-Québec since 2004, has increased its activities at a sustained pace since last year and is producing interesting results, both nationally and internationally.

Montréal, June 17, 2013

The Chair of Héma-Québec’s Board of Directors, Ms. Martine Carré, is pleased to announce the nomination of three new members to Héma-Québec’s Board. The Government of Québec has appointed Ms. Christine Beaubien, Ms. Lucie Letendre and Ms. Monique Laliberté.

Montréal, June 10, 2013 – Héma-Québec makes the most of National Blood Donor Week, which starts today and runs until June 16, to remind the public about how important giving blood is in the lives of thousands of people.

Montréal, May 22, 2013

Responding favourably to the requests of Héma-Québec and Canadian Blood Services, Health Canada has approved a change in the permanent blood donor exclusion criterion for a man who had sex with a man. In a few weeks, the permanent exclusion will be changed to a temporary one and will apply to Quebec and all other Canadian provinces.

Montréal, May 6, 2013

Héma-Québec congratulates Dr. Francine Décary, the guiding force of the organization from 1998 to 2011, on being inducted as an Officer of the Order of Canada last Friday. A scientific researcher and dynamic manager, Dr. Décary quickly propelled Héma-Québec to the forefront of excellence.

Montréal, April 22, 2013

In Québec, 90% of the population claims to support organ and tissue donation, yet only 50% of people indicate their consent. Meanwhile, thousands of people waiting for transplants suffer or die as a result of a shortage of donors. For this reason, during National Organ and Tissue Donation Week, Héma-Québec reiterates the importance of signing the organ and tissue donation consent form and informing your loved ones about your decision.

Québec City, April 17, 2013

Héma-Québec today presented its main recommendations concerning Bill 29—An Act to Amend the Act Respecting Héma-Québec and the Haemovigilance Committee—to the members of the Québec National Assembly Committee on Health and Social Services.

Montréal, April 9, 2013

On Thursday, April 4, Dr. Gilles Delage, Héma-Québec’s Vice-President of Medical Affairs – Microbiology, received the Distinguished Service Award atthe AMMI Canada (Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada) – CACMID (Canadian Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) Annual Conference, which took place in Québec City between April 4 and 6.

Montreal, April 4, 2013

From November 13 to 23, 2012, Health Canada conducted its annual inspection of the Montréal facility as well as the Place Versailles GLOBULE blood donor Centre following which their establishment licence were renewed.

Réjean Hébert, Minister of Health and Social Services and Minister Responsible for Seniors, today announced the introduction of a bill to amend the Act Respecting Héma-Québec and the Haemovigilance Committee, the purpose of which is to allow Héma-Québec to create a public breast milk bank.

Black History Month is a time for Héma-Québec to remind people about the vital contribution of the Black communities to the collective blood supply and to stress the importance of increasing its diversity. The efforts put forth since 2009 to promote the cause of blood donation in these communities are paying off. More than 1,700 donors have answered the call so far, a 71% jump from last year.

The Héma-Québec facility in Québec City have successfully passed annual inspection. Health Canada has therefore renewed is Establishment Licence. This annual audit process ran from September 10 to 14, 2012.

Trois-Rivières, January 22, 2013

Héma-Québec has chosen the city of Trois-Rivières as an introductory site for a new type of donor collection centre intended exclusively for the collection of plasma, a blood component for which demand is growing rapidly.